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It’s All About the Money
It’s all about the money… until it isn’t. Ron Howrigon, a former health insurance executive with some of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., takes us behind the scenes to look at how these companies put profit over patients, why he left the business, and what he’s doing now to help doctors fight the very industry he started in.
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A Small Fish in a Big Pond
Successfully operating an independent hospital in a sea of large hospital systems is no easy task. How do you maintain negotiating power? How do you retain staff? How do you keep private equity at bay? Kurt Barwis, President and CEO of Bristol Health in Bristol, CT, joins us to talk about how to stand out – and stand up – for his hospital’s independence, and his community.
Live at the PHA Leadership Summit
The PHA is focused on how to reclaim physician-led care, and what we can do to create and facilitate the structures needed to help physicians become, and stay, independent. In our first ever live record (outside, and in the rain) Matt, Wendy, and a few members of the audience tell their personal stories of how they became, and remain independent.
Dr. Don Berwick: When Profit Becomes a Problem
Dr. Don Berwick brings decades of healthcare leadership to a conversation with Matt and Wendy about the effect of social, moral, and structural determinants of health on the physician experience. He offers a welcome reminder of the essential good at the heart of our profession and implores us to work together for the change we wish to see.
An Intro to A.I.
AI in medicine is here to stay. But do we like it? In the first of many episodes to come on this topic, Wendy and Matt discuss AI’s growing influence in healthcare, and ask, “Does AI help or hurt the patient/physician experience, and what can we do about it either way?”
Want Change? Start with a Story
Dr. Pedja Stojicic, Executive Director of People Power Health, and Adjunct Lecturer at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has led movements that empowered clinicians and toppled governments. Now he teaches clinicians those activism skills – story-telling, community organizing, and building social movements.
Mad as Hell!
August 1, 2024Mad as Hell! Changing healthcare can feel like an insurmountable task. But when change isn't limited to what’s within an individual’s control, and when the scale of change is massive and urgent, as is the case in healthcare right now, coming together is...
One Price Fits All
The Surgery Center of Oklahoma opened in 1997 with one key goal: make all medical fees predictable, transparent, and complete – no surprises. Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center, joins us to talk about his free market approach to medical service delivery, and how physicians across the country can apply his model to their practice.
Is There a Dr. In Charge?
Once upon a time, physicians were in charge of their profession and how they cared for their patients. Our dedication to medicine hasn’t changed, so why do so many of us feel we’re no longer holding the reins? If doctors aren’t in charge, who is?
A New AMA?
Physician orgs are splintering into ever narrower specialty groups. Is there one voice that can unite us and advocate for change? The American Medical Association, once the preeminent physicians organization in the US, has faced declining membership and increased criticism for years. Dr. Michael Suk, the new Chair of the AMA Board of Trustees, joins us to share the new 5 point plan for how AMA will support and advocate for physicians in 2024 and beyond (and he takes a little heat from Matt and Wendy in the process).
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